GCC, EU finalize plan for joint work

Riyadh, February 10, 2010, SPA - The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation
Council, Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah, said that Tuesday’s coordination meeting
finalized a detailed plan that could go to form a road map for joint work
between the GCC and the European Union.


The GCC secretary general said progress had been made in negotiations with the
European Union for a free trade zone agreement, with consultations continuing
to strive toward a final agreement following the removal of obstacles before
the two parties. “Export fees,” Al-Atiyyah said, “are still under
discussion.”


The Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette quoted Al-Atiyyah as saying that Tuesday’s
meeting in Riyadh, due to conclude later today, between specialists from GCC
states and the European Union on activating the joint cooperation agreement had
put in place a final formula to arrive at a joint project for a comprehensive
work plan between Europe and the Gulf.

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